MS Health Care Management

Health professionals can advance in their careers and enhance the value they bring to their current organization with our Master of Science in Health Care Management (MSHM). This fully online program builds upon the experiences of current health professionals by strengthening competencies in management, leadership, strategic planning, finance, quality assurance, informatics, legal compliance and ethics. The program is offered part-time, allowing students to work full-time while pursuing an advanced degree. We offer three specialized tracks: Management and Leadership, Psychiatric Rehabilitation, and Health Care Informatics.

According to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for medical health service managers is expected to grow 17 percent through 2024. An advanced degree will enable graduates to accelerate their careers in one of today’s fastest-growing occupational fields.

The Healthcare Management Master’s program offers three specialized tracks:

The Healthcare Informatics Track is offered jointly with the Department of Health Informatics. Courses in this track cover the methodologies behind health informatics applications, introduce biomedical data analysis, and provide an overview of the concepts, techniques and software used in clinical decision-making. After completing the master’s program, students have the option to continue on to earn a graduate certificate. Credits earned during the master’s program can be applied to the certificate. Learn more about the Healthcare Informatics graduate certificate.

The Management and Leadership track is designed for wide range of health professionals. This track is especially suited for current or aspiring healthcare supervisors and managers who are seeking to broaden and deepen their management and administrative skill-set. The track offers an ideal blend of structure and flexibility, combining foundational course requirements related to management, leadership, finance and strategic planning, as well as an extensive choice of track courses and electives.

The Behavioral Health track is for managers andsupervisors in the mental healthcare servicesystem. They gain the knowledge and technologicalskills to ensure resources are managedeffectively, and program and patient outcomes areachieved. Experienced faculty guide studentsthrough coursework on management, leadership,finance, strategic planning and evidence based &promising practices in Behavioral Health.

Learning Outcomes for all tracks are aligned with the School of Health Professions Outcomes and include outcomes related to major competencies for health care management. Learners will be able to:

optimize overall quality outcomes in health care;

achieve professional competencies as currently defined by health care organizations and professional associations, including: strategic planning, health care finance, management and leadership, legal and ethical considerations, as well as other similar competencies;

effectively communicate in oral, written, and technical formats;

communicate and collaborate with health care team members and other stakeholders to attain a common goal

and effectively access, store, evaluate and apply scientific, health care and patient/client information, while respecting the ownership and privacy of sources, to help solve real-world challenges of health care organizations.

According to theU.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for medical health servicemanagers is expected to grow 17 percent through 2024. An aging population means a higher demand for skilled managers in settings such as hospitals,physician’soffices, nursing homes, residential care facilities, home healthcare, outpatient facilities, the insurance industry, and community healthcare agencies. An advanced degree will enable graduates to accelerate their careers in one of today’s fastest-growing occupational fields.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis for the fall, spring and summer semesters. The deadline to apply for the fall semester is July 15; spring semester is Nov. 15; and summer is April 15. Individuals may take up to 12 credits in the program as non-matriculants prior to application to the program.

We prepare experienced mental health and rehabilitation professionals to become supervisors, managers, and quality improvement professionals in behavioral health roles that professionals with graduate degrees are often called upon to perform in the field of mental health care delivery. The course of study emphasizes the leadership skills needed for advancement to administrative and supervisory positions. This includes classes in management, supervision, organizational and program development as well as a firm background in the empirical basis of psychiatric rehabilitation.

In addition to the core requirements of the Masters of Science in Healthcare Management, the Behavioral Health Track courses include important content about the practices that promote recovery such as:

Graduates will be prepared to assume rewarding and highly demanding leadership and management positions within the health care industry, including serving as clinical department directors and managers, hospital administrators, as well as a variety of health care regulatory and governmental oversight positions.

There are limited scholarships available for SHP students. General scholarship information can be found by clicking here. In addition, individuals should look for third party opportunities such as those scholarships offered through the American College of Health Care Executives (ACHE) and the New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA).